One-hundred twenty-five random samples of fresh meat were aseptically collected from different shops and supermarkets distributed in Taif governorate. The samples were examined bacteriologically for aerobic plate counts, Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Lactobacillaceae counts, and for isolation and identification the bacterial strains detected. The aerobic plate count ranged from 3 ×103to 107/ g. The counts of Enterobacteriaceae, ranged from 6×106to 3×106/g, whereas the counts of Staphylococcus aureus ranged from 7 ×104 to 5×106/g. On the other hand, the counts of Lactobacillaceae ranged from 7 ×104to 4×106/g The bacterial counts of fresh chicken meat ranged from 5×104 to 15- 25×106/cm2.